Height increase, 23 years - Online Doctor Chats

User : can intense stretching for along period of time make you taller due to bone remodeling. are there any ways to increase adult height up to 2 inches
Doctor : hi
Doctor : Dr. XXXXXXXX here.
User : hey whats
Doctor : height can be increased upto certain age till the bones can elongate
Doctor : after the age is over the epiphyseal growth stops
Doctor : and the bone cannot grow
Doctor : please provide your age, gender, height, weight.
User : 23 male 5 foot 7 160 pounds
Doctor : ok. so you have chances of increasing height for next 2 years
Doctor : the epiphyseal growth plate in males is active upto 25 years
Doctor : so the stretching and the exercises that promote pull on the epiphyseal growth plates will help.
Doctor : visit your doctor/healthcare provider and request for physiotherapy prescription
Doctor : for getting yourself trained on these exercises
Doctor : and start on them
Doctor : have you followed what I have said?
User : have you heard of males gaining height so late after puberty
User : theres so much stuff on the internet you cant make out whats real or fake
Doctor : it is possible if right kind of guidance is there
Doctor : you can increase the height maximum upto 1 inch at this age.
User : so after 25 you cant do anything i just turned 23 in april
Doctor : yes, after 25 you will not be able to do anything
Doctor : you still have chances
Doctor : if you want to confirm then get your long bones x-ray done to see if the growth plate is active or not and then start with your efforts
Doctor : meet your doctor/healthcare provider or an orthopedician for this
User : so 1 inch is the max have you ever heard or seen people gain height in there early twenties
User : or is this mainly speculation and do you no any resources on the internet for this subject
Doctor : yes. if it was before 20 years, say you were 17-18 years, the expectation would have been more.
Doctor : let me see if I can give you some link for looking this up on internet. please give me a moment
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User : how could you know if the age is 25 is it based on x rays of your bones how do you no it isnt 20 years old
Doctor : it is based on your age and also the x-ray findings
User : if you pull your muscle by stretching constantly for a long period of time could it lead to an increase in height due to the fact your pulling your bone farther apart
Doctor : it depends where the pull is acting upon. it shoul dbe near th egrowth plate
Doctor : to be able to stimulate its growth and elongation
User : would the bone get stronger by deposition of more calcium have you heard this ever being possible
User : where is the growth plate on your bone located
Doctor : yes, up to certain extent, calcium deposits strengthen the bones, but excess causes them to be brittle and leads to fractures.
Doctor : it is usually located at the end of long bones
Doctor : for example in the lower legs, it is at the ankle end
User : its pretty interesting have you heard of any studies on height increase after puberty has been over and someone has reached early adulthood
Doctor : there are no active studies conducted on this
Doctor : so you have to take your chance
Doctor : by first seeing whether growth plates are still active
Doctor : and then going ahead with the elongation exercises